Articles from February 2026

Suresh Raghavan and Syed Mubeen pose for a photo in a lab

University of Iowa researchers use electrochemical, biomedical engineering expertise to develop new health care technology

Sunday, February 22, 2026
UI engineering professors Suresh M.L. Raghavan and Syed Mubeen developed a portable oxygen concentrator.
Photo of Jun Wang

University of Iowa plays leadership role in NASA’s STRIVE mission

Friday, February 20, 2026
The University of Iowa, led by Professor Jun Wang, will play a leading role in a, up to, $355 million space mission called STRIVE that is designed to help NASA better understand Earth and improve capabilities to foresee environmental events and mitigate disasters.
Two planes flying above snowy landscape

OPL at 8,000 feet: Iowa lab tests the future of flight

Monday, February 9, 2026
University of Iowa staffer details experience flying in Aero L-29 Delfin trainer jet with the Operator Performance Laboratory. In full flight suit, strapped into one of OPLs oldest birds with a parachute attached to my seat, we bank east. Off the right wing, a second L-29 and a Beechcraft Bonanza slide into echelon formation.